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Alex Horne

Alex Horne

  • 46 years old
  • English
  • Writer, producer, musical comedian and composer

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Terry Jones statue proposed for his Colwyn Bay home town

A crowdfunding campaign has been launched today, aiming to raise £120,000 to erect a permanent statue of comedy legend Terry Jones in his home town.

British Comedy Guide, 5th September 2024

New Taskmaster companion book announced

Alex Horne has co-written a new Taskmaster companion book, An Absolute Casserole, to mark the show's upcoming 10th anniversary.

British Comedy Guide, 21st August 2024

Alex Horne looks back: "Both my careers - the Horne Section and Taskmaster - are an extension of playing with friends"

Alex Horne, Joe Auckland and Ben Reynolds on being best friends since childhood, their shared love of comedy, and spending their birthdays together.

Harriet Gibsone, The Guardian, 17th August 2024

Alex Horne debunks Greg Davies Taskmaster story: "It's not quite true"

Alex Horne, speaking exclusively to RadioTimes.com to promote the new Taskmaster VR game, has debunked a Greg Davies joke that he's heard "a lot of times", admitting that it's "not quite true".

Rob Leane, Radio Times, 30th June 2024

Taskmaster's runaway success makes creator Alex Horne one of TV's highest earners

Alex, 45, may play second-fiddle to taskmaster Greg Davies in the hit C4 show but accounts posted by his company, Shakey Productions Ltd, reveal it is earning him around £7.5million a year.

Janine Yaqoob, The Mirror, 1st June 2024

Taskmaster Series 18 line-up revealed

Andy Zaltzman, Babatunde Aléshé, Emma Sidi, Jack Dee and Rosie Jones will take part in Series 18 of Taskmaster, which is coming to Channel 4 later this year.

British Comedy Guide, 30th May 2024

How Taskmaster became a stratospheric, and very silly, success story

The Greg Davies-fronted show has become a mega hit for Channel 4 after making the leap from Dave years ago, but execs took some convincing that it could work, creator Alex Horne tells Isobel Lewis.

Isobel Lewis, The Independent, 30th May 2024

Taskmaster to go behind-the-scenes with new specials

Channel 4 is to air Taskmasterclass, a series of hour-long Taskmaster specials in which Greg Davies and Alex Horne, with the help of former contestants, lift the lid on the "best, worst and somewhat middling tasks".

British Comedy Guide, 22nd May 2024

Alex Horne to guest host Have I Got News For You

Taskmaster star Alex Horne is to make his debut on Have I Got News For You on Friday 7th June, guest hosting the final episode in the series.

British Comedy Guide, 20th May 2024

The first ever Taskmaster was a very different beast

No Greg Davies, 20 contestants, post-midnight... the original Taskmaster didn't start out as the show it is now.

Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 11th April 2024

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